Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-03-19

be turned over to Walker q inetzlnS' HUI
neys in this judgment, and that So - IN
Kriehn X Meyer Judgment fund be turned
over to Walker IL Phetzing attorneys III ms
judgment, aud that $40 40 III j. l.. ran jGCS-
ment fund be turned over to W. Is. WILSON,
attorney in this Judgment, and mat S2ji ~
In NJ. W. Withers judgment fund, w. IL.
Chiles administrator, pc turned over 10 H..
&. Wallace, attorney IN this judgment. and
that 549 OF in Mr.. Eliza Fitzgerald judy
ment fund be turned over To John Weiborn,
attorney in Thu Judgment. md that the mayor
draw his warrant on the fund named for The
above named amounts, and tina; thn treasurer
pay the same. Carried.
Moved that the report be received. adopted
and filed and claim to be registered IN regu-
lar order. Carried.
MIR. TaubInan moved that Mr.. Dickey be
notified that part OF lamps on Ridgway have
not been lighted Tor past month. Carried.
Mr.. Howell reported verbally concerning
the water trough in the icst ward.
Mr.. Russell moved that the waterwOrks
committee estimate the probabie cost of re-
moving the trough across the street and re-
port.
MT, dOlWeIl moved 10 hneuu tDat tue
waterworks committee have the trough
moved across the street as cheaply 2. possible
and do the work forthwith. Carried.
Mr.. Williams moved that ordinance COM
mittee draw an ordinance in regard to barb
wire fence on sidewalks, and that the mar
shall notify Mrs. Maria POme:oy to stop all
work on said fence forthwith until 18th inst.
And that the ordinance committee bring in
an ordinance at the adjourned meeting Oh the
IL day of March, 1887. Carried.
Mr.. Taubman moved thai the city attorney
and engineer be Instructed to take legal steps
to remove the fences from Water street back
from same. Carried.
Mr.. Taubman read for Information ALI or
dinancs relating to salary of city attorney,
entitled an ordinance to amend an ordinance
entitled an ordnance concerning fees and
salaries. Passed and approved February 10.
1885. This ordinance had passed Its first and
second reading at a previous meeting.
Mr.. Holwell moved to amend that the sala-
ry be made TO read $50. Yeas. Holweli,
Russell and Williams, 3; noes. Hook, Gavin,
Love, Schaefermeyer and Taubmau. 5. Lost.
Mr.. Taubman offered The following report.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council
The minority OF your ordinance cummilie,
respectfully report that we have examined
the ordinance reducing the salary Of The city
attorney and report that we can see no rea-
son why the city attorn5y should not receive
more than two hundred dollars at This time
when former attorneys received from i've 10
eight hundred per year in fees for perform
I ing the same duty. We also believe il wou.d
be setting II dangerous precedent, 80 that any
I 1utnrP cnunlIl ,.nnlI rlf.nnn salary N ana
On1cer and force him to resign for political or
other reasons. We also believe that the sala-
ry would have to be increased before another
election before any attorney would accept liz
position. Respectfully,
JOHN TAUBMAN,
Mr.. sc~haefermeyer moved to lay the ordi-
nance on the table. Yeas. Gavin, Love,
Schaefermeyer and Taubman. 4. Noes, Ho!-
well. Hook, Russell and Williams. 4. Lost.
MIR. Taubman moved that the rules be sus-
pended and that the ordinance be read the
third time on Its final passage, Carried.
The ordinance was read tho third time.
Moved that the ordinance become a law.
Yeas, Howell Hook. Russell and Williams,
4. Noes, Gavin, Love, Schaeirrmeyer and
TaubmaD, 4. Lost.
Moved that no action be taken on the claim
Of the Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufacture
Ing Company until at the adjourned meeting
on the 18th inst. and that the register be In.
structed to write to this company requesting
them to answer by telegi aph before the 18th
inst. Carried.
Mr.. Gavin moved that Franklin avenue,
near VOLTS, be repaired with 4 or 5 loads of
rock by the engineer. Carried.
Mr.. schaefermever moved that the engineer
be Instructed to repair cuivert near B.. T.
John to stop damage. Carried.
Mr.. Hook moved that the engineer be in.
structed to raise 10th street from the alley
north of A. V. Robinson's 10 Mrs. Fietcner's.
with dirt, not to exceed 800. Carried.
Mr.. Howell moved that Sd street near
Phetzing and Boulware's be repaired, not to
exceed $25. Carried.
MI. Russell moved that 8 or 6 loads of rock
be placed on Main street near B.. T.. John TO
stop damage. Carried.
MIR. Williams moved that 81 street near J.
A. Wilson's to Joe MOnroe's be repaired, not
to exceed $40. Carried,
Attorney Price reported concerning J.. u.
Shewalter suing the city for gas tax.
Moved that the mayor draw his warrant on
the sinking fund for the amount OF debt and
costs, and that the treasurer psr the same 10
the proper office. Carried
The mayor appointed J. W. HsmIett Gala
boose-keeper for the ensuing month. Con-
lrmed.
Moved to adjourn until The 18th inst, at
1880 o'clock d. M. Carried.